Roller wedge door holder



F. E. ANDREWS ROLLER WEDGE DOORYHOLDER Oct. 22, 1940.

Filed Nov. 18, 1938 FRANK E, ANDZEUJ5 Patented Oct. 22, 1940 UNITED" STATES ROLLER WEDGE DOOR HOLDER v v Frank E. Andrews, Urbana, 111., assignor of one! fourth to Abe Selicovitz, Urbana, Ill.

ApplicationNovember 18, 1938, Serial No. 241,098

' '5 Claims. (01192-7342) ,1

This invention relates to improvements in door holders and stops for use in holding swinging doors of all kinds in any adjusted position.

I The primary object of the invention is to pro vide a roller type door holder in which a roller, or rollers, is used tostop and hold the door and is so disposed that it will ,move slightly under the door to wedge the same in adjusted position but in such manner that injury to the floor or floor covering-will be absolutely prevented. v

Another object is to provide a door holder of this kind in which provision is made for the l convenient replacement of the rollers so that a roller of a size suitable to any clearance between'the door and floor may be'used.

A further object is to provide a roller doo holder of extremely simple and inexpensive form and which may be very conveniently operated 20 to stop the door without stooping over to'put it in place by hand. I p

These and other more specific-objects of the invention will be made apparent in the course of the appended detailed specification, refer- 5 ence being had to the accompanying drawing,

wherein:

Figure 1 isan elevation of one form of my' improved door stop, showing the same as applied to a door and in door stopping position. 30 Figure 2 is anend view of the structure shown inFigure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged cross section of the rollermounting block with one side plate re-' moved.

if? Figure 4 is a perspective view of another form of my invention, as applied to a door.

Figure 5 is an elevational view of the stop roller and supporting member employed in the structure of Figure 4.

40 Figure fi ls a side elevation-of another form of my invention using several rollers of graded SIZES.

Figure '7 is a top plan view of the device shown in Figure 6.

5 Figure 8 is an end view of still another embodiment of my invention.

Figure 9 is a top plan view of the device shown in Figure 8.

In carrying out my invention as exemplified 0 in Figures 1, 2 and 3 of the drawing I provide for the conventional type of plunger door stop A, means for removably mounting a stop roller In, so that this roller, instead of the usual stop foot, serves as the element engaging the floor'and 5 stopping the door. For this purpose 'the'stop assembly A, which is secured vertically tothe door B by the screws 0, has its plunger D provided with end plates, II; which are removably mounted: by screws l2on.the ends of the pl n er. These plates II are apertured' to receive a pivot 5 or journal member, or axle, i3 upon which the roller 10 is rotatably mounted to turn freew ly between the plates. The rollerwill, however, Wedge or jam a'gainstthe underside I l-of the plunger D, or rather between the plunger and 'thefioor E, when the plunger is pushed down wardly and will thus factto secure the door against swinging movement at any desired position.

The use of a roller, instead of the usual foot or other rigid member, is of advantage in that a roller will provide awedgingaction suillcient at all times to stop and hold the door without having any tendency to dig. into, or otherwise injure the ilooror covering thereof.. In addition the use of ,a roller mounted as herein described makes 'itfan easy matter to remove and replace the roller with another of another size in order'to fit the device for use on a door hung at anyusua'l level with respect to the floor line.

The roller will also operate with equal efiectiveness to stop the door against movement in either direction,'due to its contact with the shoulders i5 at each side-of the lower face of the Plunger.

The stop assembly'shown in Figures 4' and 5 again employs a roller 10a as the floor engag ing element but in this case the roller is journaled on the inwardly turned pivot members or extremities l3a of a carrier or frame I6 which is-made up from wire or iother suitable material and is vertically movable in abracket member l1 secured by screws I8 tothe door B. The frame is of substantially inverted U-shaped form having the spaced sides or legs I!) which fit nicely within and irictionally engage the sides 20 of the bracket I1 and the. upper bightportion of the frame is turned outwardly in the form of a loop or bight 2| which projects from the door and overlies the upper margin-of the bracket to preventthe frame from falling. The 5 parts are so proportioned that the roller Illa may drop to the floor E, when the loop 2| is pressed downward by the. toe, andwill then move slightly beneath the adjacent edge of the door B to exert a lifting and wedging action between the door and floor, sufficient to retain the door in adjusted position. The frame l8 has suificient play, toward and away from the door, toenable it to swing as necessary for the roller to move beneath the door edge as will be understood, and also the bracket is wide enough at its lower end 22 to receive and enclose the roller when the frame is raised by the toe. The legs. of the frame may be readily spread apart to free the roller from the pivot members l3a so that another roller of different size may be substituted, whenever this is necessary due to difference. in the space between door and floor.

Figures 6 and 7 disclose another embodiment of my invention wherein the stop assembly is made up of a plurality (for instance three) rollers lllb of graded or graduated sizes. These rollers are mounted on the spaced parallel pivot members or axles l3b which are mounted at their ends in side bars or plates 23 and the assembly may be laid on the floor so that one of the rollers will wedge beneath the door and hold it in adjusted position. The use of several rollers of different diameters makes this device suitable for most any door, since one or the other of the rollers will in most cases properly fit and and roll slightly therebeneath when the door is moved in either direction. The loop or bight portion 210 may be readily bent as necessary to spread or narrow the frame and cause the rollers to properly engage a door of any usual thickness.

The rollers may be made cheaply of wood or other suitable material having sufiicient rigidity for the purpose but which is, not liable to injure the floors.

From the foregoing it will be evident that I have provided extremely simple and effective means for stopping andretaininga door in adjusted position and which may be readily adapted to any door. The devices are very conveniently manipulated and are so constructed that marring of either the door or the floor is absolutely prevented. v

It is understood that I may vary from the structure herein set forth, provided that such variations fall within the scope of the appended claims.

' Having-thus fully disclosed my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. :A door holder for a door movable in spaced member vertically slidable in the bracket, a roller removably mounted at the lower end of the frame member and adapted, as the frame is lowered, to roll beneath the door'and wedge the same with respect to said fixed surface, the said bracket .being adapted at its lower end to receive the roller as the frame is raised.

3. A door holder for a door movable in spaced relation with a fixed surface, comprising a bracket member carriedby the door, a wire frame slidably mounted in the bracket member for movement toward or away from said surface, a roller carried at one end of the frame for wedging engagement between the door and fixed surface, and a loop portion of the frame being turned outward from the door for manipulating the frame in said bracket member.

4. A door holder, comprising a bracket member secured to a lower portion of the door adjacent the floor, a wire frame of inverted U- shaped form slidably mounted for movement in up and down directions in said bracket member, a roller .carried between lower end portions of the frame for wedging engagement between the door and the floor, and the said bracket having a lower opening to permit the frame and roller to move toward and away from the lower edge of the door.

5. A door holder comprising a bracket member secured to a lower edge portion of the door adjacent the floor, a wire frame of U-shaped form slidably mounted for movement in the bracket toward and away from the floor, the bight portion of the frame being turned outwardly and exposed I member.

FRANK E. ANDREWS. 

